The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has called on the government’s newly revived Pensions Commission to prioritise a long-term plan for Automatic Enrolment (AE) reform, including higher contribution rates...
Read moreDetailsPay data has revealed that UK pay awards have stalled, with almost four fifths of workers receiving lower wage rises than in 2024. Median basic pay awards in the...
Read moreDetailsCould a low-cost universal wellbeing tax break bring benefits for the UK government, employers and employees? Steve Herbert, co-host of the Benefits Unboxed podcast and a veteran HR and...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are increasingly recognising that investing in wellbeing initiatives delivers tangible business outcomes, according to a survey of 500 HR decision makers. The research from Towergate Employee Benefits shows...
Read moreDetailsMedian pay for FTSE 100 chief executives has climbed to a record £4.58 million, around 122 times the pay of the median full-time UK worker, according to the High...
Read moreDetailsFrom breakfast radio to the front lines of workplace mental health, Karl Bennett has spent almost three decades shaping how employee assistance programmes support workers. As he celebrates his...
Read moreDetailsThe government’s latest review of the state pension age (SPA) begins today against a backdrop of fresh research showing how heavily many older people rely on the state pension...
Read moreDetailsNearly two thirds (62 percent) of people in the UK believe that all workplaces should offer private healthcare as part of their benefits package, according to research from the...
Read moreDetailsSupermarket chain Lidl GB will increase pay for thousands of employees from 1 September 2025 as the employer confirmed its fifth wage uplift in just two years, which it...
Read moreDetailsAlmost two fifths (39 percent) of people in the UK could struggle to cover their basic needs in retirement, with workers in Northern Ireland and the North East facing...
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The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.
Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
